New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-23

seems about to take up Woman Suffrage and give it's
hssa great at start In this country There is measure
veiore tue Legislature TO submit the question Of
" Woman suffrage to the people. with every prospect
that IL vii pass and that the State will vote in its
and is dying out St. John who was its apostle is not
regarded with favor. Few people In Kansas feel proud
OF nun s citizen of that State although he claims to
nave nome thert. The Anti-SaloOn movement proved
agood thing TOR the Republicans and started at Just
about inc right time to check the Prohibition third
making an acceptable administration and the State Is
ana VIII oe Overwhelmingly Republican,
Why don't You write something about Mother
Bickerdyke'f ~ was an inquiry put to me by Captain
Henry e. Aston day or two ago which resulted in
an inquiry as TO who Mother Bickerdyke" might be-
Said the Captain There are few soldiers who
served IN the Western Army who have not heard of or
known Mother Bickerdyke. In fife early months of
the war she was the only woman nurse in the large
hospital al Cairo, Illinois She woman of strong
charhctcr, nue. executive ability: much energy and
reserve force IN emergencies. The hospital ut Cairo
had DecOme notorious for the inc0mpctency ana IN
Temperance OF the surgeons in charge They neglected
their patients and spent their nights in rioous living
breaking open the stores and rifng the reirigerators
and pantries OF the decacies that furnished by
the sanitary Commission for the sick Mother Becker
dyke stood this for or three weeks and then ap
pealed TO Ulysses s. Grant then Colonel of the 2lst
Illinois volunteers, TO whom she preferred charges
against the surgeons Grant was astounded. WITH ~
determination TO make certain of the situation he put
on cinen cloi9es one evening and went down 20 tue
hospital, where he enough TO confirm the worst
statements that had Geen made to him by tne faithful
nurse. There was prompt action the next dag. Inc
surgeons were dismissed and the hospital was reorgan
led From that time Mother Bickerd, Ike always had
access 10 Grant and her recommendations were
generally carried ont. AS he rose in position in the
army her power n the hospitals became greater and
greater, until she overshaaowed all with whom she
came in contact She remained in the volunteer
nurse service until the close of the If she could
I've induced TO write her experiences they world prove
rs interesting any chapter of the great Rebellion
Ex-Congressman Frank Hurd, the well known free
trade apostle has started n legal career in New
York City by the receipt Of big fee from John W.
Mackay. to engage in litigation which will take him
next month to California In legal branches
Hurd ia one of the able Lawyers of the country The
so-cal ed Mackay crowd" up to their eyes IN
litigation, and if flurd intends TO drop politics and
settle down to law he has made good start by be-
coming associated in their affairs Since the American
Protective Tariff League formed and has been
active in securing the delivery of protective tarI
speeches. the Free Traders have also become more
active in the direction. Mr. Iiurd has been np-
poalcd TO oener than any man in the country for TINS
service. He recently made IN address in Baltimore
which intended TO sound the free trade key note
for 1883. and now understand he Is to deliver an
address Thursday. at Trenton, before the Agrcui-
tural Association which has recently listened to MI
lam ID. Kelley, Major William Mckinley and William
Walter Phelps. all of whom ardent Protect 0nss
Like most Of the extreme Free Traders of the country
Hurd ia dsgused with the failure Of his party leaders
to compel all its members to fall into line on that qcs-
ton
Governor r. A. Alger, of Michigan who has bean
here for several days was much talked about as a
possible dark horse" for the United States Senator
ship from that State which has been captured by
Colonel +. Il. Stockbridge. Governor Aleer said TO
II evident for quite time that the senator
ship woud 60 some man in the Western part OF tho
State "a Senator Palmer resides at Detroit IN the
Eastern part II good politics 70 to dlstripute
the honors. The strongest man from tho west was
Colonel Siockbidge, and he was finally elected III
the honor had fallen on man from the Eastern part OF
the State thinb quite likely II would have been
accorded TO Mr.. Mcmillan. My name was frequently
mentioned but was rever AT any time acandidae ana
sde them understand that pretty emphatcaly early IN
tho canvass for the nomination think the selection OF
Colonel Stockbridge has been entirely satisfactory
ened overy day and shall give you soon the old
time majorities. The tendencies are that way
asked Homer Leo of the bank note company. the
other day he could explain the objections hioh are
being raised against the silver certificates by
person. who Obliged to handle them in the course
of business lie replied that he knew very little
about the public objections to the new currency except
os men in the paper business had told him that the
papor brittle. Said he: Tho reason ths eerhcates
smutted in printing Is Oh account OF what Is known
"A the sizing II they prepared with animal SIZE
and not dried quickly. the ink would be hrncr ana
the paper more durable and the notes wonld wear
much longer than they likely t. do under the
present process. fmpros cmens are constantly being
made In the engraving and printing OF notes, and
foreign Governments who come TO this country for
their currency insisting that all notes shall bo
made with animal sizing. South American currency
is now all prepared that way
I had talk yesterday with @. p Angel,
Massachusetts man. who has been West on
prospecting tour. He ,aid Il have been astounded
in going through tho Western country TO note the
remarkable stage OF Improvements which they have
attained II get OIL the cars Mt any town OF 5000
or 700 inhabitants larger. You will find yourself
In the midst OF civilization that Is equal to any OF the
great cities OF the East lon find electric lights.
perfect telephone and telegraph district messenger
service modern Improvements IN the way OF sanitary
drainage strcctcus, nue public buildings and perfect
fire service. Looking tho place over you will find
buildings OF modern construction hncy equipped. pos
sibly with elevators aud with all the modern improve
ments. Such town as far ahead OF New England
place OF the size anything you can imagine.
II took me time 10 realize the conditions and 10
figure the from which they resulted. The
real fact to DO that these Western people are
getting the benefits OF all the imr Tovelents ana
Inventions and progress OF tho older civilization The
cars the Western railroads are more luxurious than
those of the older lines III the Ease hallr0als are
built on a scale of improvement much finer. Ii would
do the people of the East great good If they could DO
transplaned ont into tho Western country tor little
while to see the differences have noted
Mr.. Oelmc, who Is with Knocdler & Co., is we'll
known in art circles and among the people who are
able TO purchase fine paintings. lie is a Frenchman,
spare in figure with pleasant face and small black
mustache. He has the perfect courtesy OF French
gentleman. Judge Hilton has given him the freedom
of the Stewart mansion for tho exhibition OF the paint
ings there to persons who may possibly become pur
chascis. Speaking of this he said: There Is post
bity that the Stewart mansion will be purchased by
spirited with the Lest pieces oil the art col
lection, to be presented to the city for public art
gallery. The gentleman is wealthy enough so that
81 900, 900 would make appreciabe depletion OF
lis store. 1t would be grand thing FOR thls CITY II
the project should be carried out and It seems likely to
be. OF course, there good many paintings III the
collection which would scarcely be worthy OF public
gallery, but tho better paintings would make
magnificent basis for grand collection"
G. L. Herrick, of Cleveland, who is in NewYork,
mentions effort that the Baltimore and Ohio road is
making TO secure permanent entrance into the Forest
City. The Baltimore and Ohio people in tho last ten
years have after route the State
OF Ohio TO tap Cleveland Toledo Detroit and Chicago
Some time ago having built line to Youngstown
from ltisburg, they promoted the construction OF
extension OF II to Akron forty miles below Cleveland
where they entered into traffic arrangement with tho
Valley Railway, and thus secured Cleveland business
Mr.. lierrck says that they arc now negotiating Tor